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Peterborough police chief Stuart Betts (right) and detective staff sergeant Michael Jackson stand beside a table containing illicit drugs worth over $1.1-million that police seized after executing search warrants at several locations in Peterborough and at a Durham Region residence on January 25, 2023. A Peterborough man and women face multiple drug trafficking charges. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Seizure of over $1.1-million worth of illicit drugs among largest in Peterborough police history

Peterborough man and women face multiple drug trafficking charges for crystal meth, cocaine, and opioids.
A mobile phone dialing 911. (Stock photo)

48-year-old Lindsay man charged after making unnecessary 911 calls

Police accuse David Hulland of calling 911 more than 20 times in the last three weeks.
Cars on snow-covered highway.

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for entire Kawarthas region this weekend

10-20cm of snow expected by Sunday afternoon.
Fourcast manager Kerri Kightley, Peterborough County-City Paramedics deputy chief Craig Jones, and Windsor's Dry Cleaning Centre president Bruce Thompson outside Windsor's Dry Cleaning Centre at 655 Parkhill Road West in Peterborough during the announcement of the "Blankets for People" initiative on January 27, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough County)

New initiative in Peterborough collecting donated blankets and sleeping bags for people in need

After being professionally cleaned, donated items will be available at Consumption and Treatment Site in downtown Peterborough for anyone who asks.
Rob and Monica Jardine (centre) of Jardine Funeral Home have donated 12 licensed Gund Teddy Bears to Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue, so emergency responders can help comfort children who have been involved in a fire or other emergencies, with four fire stations each receiving three of the bears. Also pictured (from left to right) are Captain Chris Bacon of Station 12 Cameron, Fire Chief Terry Jones, Captain Scott Sabovitch of Station 20 Burnt River, frefighters Paul Weaver and MacKenzie Lunney of Station 19 Coboconk, and Station 22 Fenelon Falls Coordinator and Captain Don Barber. (Photo courtesy of City of Kawartha Lakes)

Fenelon Falls business donates 12 comfort teddy bears to Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue

Four fire stations in Kawartha Lakes will use Gund Teddy Bears donated by Jardine Funeral Home to help comfort children experiencing trauma.
Northumberland County independent folk singer-songwriter Harry Hannah will be celebrating the release of his new single "Baby Don't Look Back" at The Oasis in downtown Cobourg on Friday night. (Photo via harryhannah.com)

nightlifeNOW – January 26 to February 1

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
A conceptual rendering of the completed Canadian Canoe Museum on Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, along with the waterfront campus along the shores of Little Lake. While substantial progress has been made on the construction, unanticipated challenges including labour and material shortages will delay the planned opening of the new museum from early summer to late summer or early fall. (Illustration courtesy of the Canadian Canoe Museum)

Opening of Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum to be delayed by a few months

Unanticipated construction challenges mean new museum will open in late summer or early fall instead of early summer.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes police unable to locate elderly man wearing inappropriate clothing for the weather

Police conducted extensive search after a report man was seen walking on Trans-Canada Trail near Reaboro.
An older woman in distress looking at her mobile phone. (Stock photo)

Kawartha Lakes police arrest two men for three separate grandparent scam incidents on Tuesday

49-year-old Yannick Galarneau of Quebec and 26-year-old Mohamed Mahmood of Hamilton face fraud charges.
In the Netflix romantic comedy film "Your Place or Mine", Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon star as two polar-opposite best friends living in different cities who swap houses for a week and get a peek into each other's lives. It premieres on Netflix on Friday, February 10th. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in February 2023

Highlights include Your Place or Mine, Perfect Match, season four of You, We Have a Ghost, and Gunther's Millions.

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